Music

With a career that spans three decades, Tessa has sung on numerous hit records and worked for iconic music producers such as Phil Ramone, Russ Titelman, Nile Rogers and Trevor Horn who described Niles as ‘the voice of her generation’.

With a list of musical credits that reads like the soundtrack to your life Tessa has performed on over 500 C.D’s.

Year

Artist

Title

Role

Artwork

1981

Chas Jankel

Chasanova

Backing vocals

1981

Chas Jankel

Questionnaire

Backing vocals

1982

ABC

The Lexicon of Love

Additional vocals

1984

Tina Turner

Private Dancer

Backing vocals

1984

Tina Turner

What's Love Got To Do With It

Backing Vocals

1984

Gary Numan

Berserker

Backing vocals

1985

Bill Sharpe

Famous People

Lead and backing vocals

1985

Bowie & Jagger

Dancin In The Street

Backing Vocals

1985

Jaki Graham

Heaven Knows

Backing vocals

1985

Barbara Pennington

Out Of The Darkest Night

Backing vocals

1985

Paul Hardcastle

Paul Hardcastle

Backing vocals

1985

Grace Jones

Slave to the Rhythm

Backing vocals

1986

Eric Clapton

August

Backing vocals

1986

Everything But The Girl

Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Backing vocals

1986

Berlin

Count Three & Pray

Backing vocals

1986

Dave Adams

Dancing in My Sleep

Backing vocals

1986

The The

Infected

Backing vocals

1986

Loz Netto

Loz Netto

Backing vocals

1986

Duran Duran

Notorious

Backing vocals

1986

Miguel Bosé

Salamandra

Backing vocals

1987

Wax

American English

Backing vocals

1987

Marillion

Clutching at Straws

Backing vocals

1987

Then Jerico

First (The Sound Of Music)

Backing vocals

1987

Living in a Box

Living in a Box

Backing vocals

1987

Julian Cope

Saint Julian

Backing vocals

1987

Alan Rankine

She Loves Me Not

Backing vocals

1987

Men Without Hats

Pop Goes the World

Backing vocals

1987

Silent Running

Walk on Fire

Backing vocals

1988

Duran Duran

Big Thing

Backing vocals

1988

Jane Wiedlin

Fur

Backing vocals

1988

Pet Shop Boys

Introspective

Backing vocals

1988

Steve Winwood

Roll With It

Backing vocals

1988

The Escape Club

Wild Wild West

Backing vocals

1988

Clive Griffin

Step By Step

Backing vocals

1988

Gail Ann Dorsey

The Corporate World

Backing vocals

1989

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Backing vocals

1989

Liza Minnelli

Results

Backing vocals

1989

The Rolling Stones

Steel Wheels

Backing vocals

1989

Tears for Fears

The Seeds of Love

Backing vocals

1989

Workshy

The Golden Mile

Backing vocals

1990

Propaganda

1234

Backing vocals

1990

Oleta Adams

Circle of One

Backing vocals

1990

Sonia Evans

Everybody Knows

Backing vocals

1990

Eros Ramazzotti

In ogni senso

Backing vocals

1990

Dusty Springfield

Reputation

Backing vocals

1990

Oleta Adams

Rhythm Of Life

Backing Vocals

1990

Andrew Ridgeley

Son of Albert

Backing vocals

1990

Fish

Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors

Backing vocals

1991

Bros

Changing Faces

Backing vocals

1991

George Harrison

Live in Japan

Backing vocals

1992

Sweet Addiction

All the Fool's in Town (unreleased album)

Backing vocals

1992

Alison Limerick

And Still I Rise

Backing vocals

1992

Efua

Dream Juice

Backing vocals

1992

Howard Jones

In the Running

Backing vocals

1992

Eric Clapton

Tears In Heaven

Backing Vocals

1992

Zucchero

Miserere

Backing vocals

1992

The Higsons

The Curse of the Higsons

Backing vocals

1993

Kim Appleby

Breakaway

Backing vocals

1993

Duran Duran

Come Undone

Lead Vocals

1993

Joshua Kadison

Painted Desert Serenade

Backing vocals

1994

Suede

Dog Man Star

Backing vocals

1994

Sean Maguire

Sean Maguire

Backing vocals

1994

Tom Jones

The Lead and How to Swing It

Backing vocals

1995

Mike Batt

Arabesque

Backing vocals

1995

Jimmy Nail

Big River

Backing vocals

1995

The Police

Live!

Backing vocals

1995

Mike And The Mechanics

Over My Shoulder

Backing Vocals

1995

Take That

Nobody Else

Backing vocals

1996

Status Quo

Don't Stop

Backing vocals

1996

Justin Hayward

The View from the Hill

Backing vocals

1997

Joe Cocker

Across from Midnight

Backing vocals

1997

Alphaville

Salvation

Backing vocals

1998

Miguel Bosé

11 Maneras De Ponerse Un Sombrero

Backing vocals

1998

Sarah Brightman

Eden

Backing vocals

1998

Marshall & Alexander

Marshall & Alexander

Backing vocals

1998

B*Witched

Awake and Breathe

Backing vocals

1999

Eric Clapton

Prince's Trust

Backing vocals

1999

Ronan Keating

When You Say Nothin At All

Backing Vocals

2000

Worlds Apart

Here and Now

Backing vocals

2000

Robbie Williams

Sing When You're Winning

Backing vocals

2000

Robbie Williams

Rock DJ

Backing Vocals

2000

Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue

Kids

Backing Vocals

2001

Jonathan Harvey

Closer to Heaven

Backing vocals

2001

Natalie Imbruglia

White Lilies Island

Backing vocals

2003

Gareth Gates

What My Heart Wants to Say

Backing vocals

2003

David Sneddon

Seven Years - Ten Weeks

Backing vocals

2003

Robbie Williams

Something Beautiful

Backing Vocals

2003

Seal

Seal IV

Backing vocals

2004

Westlife

Allow Us to Be Frank

Backing vocals

2004

Duran Duran

Astronaut

Backing vocals

2004

Trevor Horn

A Concert For The Prince's Trust – Live At Wembley Arena London

Backing vocals

2005

Tatu

Dangerous and Moving

Backing Vocals

2006

Pet Shop Boys

I'm With Stupid

Backing Vocals

2009

Robbie Williams

Reality Killed The Video Star

Backing Vocals

I can neither confirm nor deny that I’ve contemplated sleeping with Tessa Niles’ talent on several occasions.